Author and journalist Jonathan Eig discussed the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. in the first comprehensive biography of the civil rights leader in over 30 years. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta hosted this event.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was interviewed in July 1963 by four international and domestic journalists for "Press Conference U.S.A.," a U.S. Information Agency series that was distributed internationally.
George Mason University professor John Nye taught a class about the economic history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and Great Britain. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia.
Historian Bill Merchant discussed how the Delaware & Hudson Canal was important to industrial enterprise in the 19th century, supplying anthracite coal and fueling the industrial revolution when timber resources were limited. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
College of the Ozarks professor David Dalton, who teaches a class on 19th Century American history, discussed the rise of American industry in the Gilded Age. College of the Ozarks is located in Point Lookout, Missouri.
Saint Vincent College professor Timothy Kelly taught a class about the New Deal Community of Norvelt in Pennsylvania. Named in part for Eleanor Roosevelt, it was built during the Great Depression to house unemployed miners and provide a model for a new way of living that accorded greater independence. Saint Vincent College is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
This 1946 Department of Interior film explained how steel is made and its importance to the expansion of cities and infrastructure. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Former pitcher and author Geoff Gehman discussed the Bethlehem Steel Baseball League's 1918 effort to recruit big-time talent, including 'Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, and others who took jobs at mills and shipbuilding plants to avoid the draft. The Historic Bethlehem Museum in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
University of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
Author Marlene Trestman told the life story of Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin and the impact she had on American labor laws. This was a virtual program hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Western History Association President David Wrobel talked about novelist John Steinbeck's work in relation to the American West from the New Deal to the Great Society. He argues that Steinbeck's firsthand experience of migrant camps during the Great Depression greatly influenced his writing and pushed him toward progressive ideas. The Western History Association provided the video.
This short 1942 U.S. Agriculture Department film is a World War II propaganda effort celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the war effort. Narrated by actor and civil rights activist Canada Lee, the film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Tulane University professor Jana Lipman taught a class on agricultural labor in the United States since 1930 and the rise of organic farming. She described the "bracero" program which brought temporary workers from Mexico in the 1940s and 50s, as well as farm workers strikes under leaders such as César Chávez. She argued that despite the rise in consumer awareness relating to organic food, worker conditions are not always considered a factor in what people buy.
This U.S. Department of Agriculture film from 1955 explained grasshopper crop damage and steps farmers could take to prevent future infestations. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
John Steele Gordon, author of "An Empire of Wealth," gave a talk at Hillsdale College on socialism in American history. He argued that while there have been experiments in socialism, it will never be a dominant political ideology in America. Hillsdale College provided this video.
Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalism.
Patricia O'Toole recounted the struggle between President Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge over ratification of the 1919 Versailles Treaty, which ended World War I and created the League of Nations. She is the author of "The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made." The Massachusetts Historical Society hosted this virtual event.
George Mason University professor John Nye taught a class about the economic history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and Great Britain. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia.
Historian Bill Merchant discussed how the Delaware & Hudson Canal was important to industrial enterprise in the 19th century, supplying anthracite coal and fueling the industrial revolution when timber resources were limited. The D&H Canal Museum in High Falls, New York, hosted this event.
College of the Ozarks professor David Dalton, who teaches a class on 19th Century American history, discussed the rise of American industry in the Gilded Age. College of the Ozarks is located in Point Lookout, Missouri.
Saint Vincent College professor Timothy Kelly taught a class about the New Deal Community of Norvelt in Pennsylvania. Named in part for Eleanor Roosevelt, it was built during the Great Depression to house unemployed miners and provide a model for a new way of living that accorded greater independence. Saint Vincent College is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
This 1946 Department of Interior film explained how steel is made and its importance to the expansion of cities and infrastructure. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
Former pitcher and author Geoff Gehman discussed the Bethlehem Steel Baseball League's 1918 effort to recruit big-time talent, including 'Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, and others who took jobs at mills and shipbuilding plants to avoid the draft. The Historic Bethlehem Museum in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
University of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
Author Marlene Trestman told the life story of Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin and the impact she had on American labor laws. This was a virtual program hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Western History Association President David Wrobel talked about novelist John Steinbeck's work in relation to the American West from the New Deal to the Great Society. He argues that Steinbeck's firsthand experience of migrant camps during the Great Depression greatly influenced his writing and pushed him toward progressive ideas. The Western History Association provided the video.
This short 1942 U.S. Agriculture Department film is a World War II propaganda effort celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the war effort. Narrated by actor and civil rights activist Canada Lee, the film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Tulane University professor Jana Lipman taught a class on agricultural labor in the United States since 1930 and the rise of organic farming. She described the "bracero" program which brought temporary workers from Mexico in the 1940s and 50s, as well as farm workers strikes under leaders such as César Chávez. She argued that despite the rise in consumer awareness relating to organic food, worker conditions are not always considered a factor in what people buy.
This U.S. Department of Agriculture film from 1955 explained grasshopper crop damage and steps farmers could take to prevent future infestations. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
John Steele Gordon, author of "An Empire of Wealth," gave a talk at Hillsdale College on socialism in American history. He argued that while there have been experiments in socialism, it will never be a dominant political ideology in America. Hillsdale College provided this video.
Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalism.
